CVE-2020-5229
Opencast MD5 Password Hash Insecurity
Description
Opencast before 8.1 stores passwords using the rather outdated and cryptographically insecure MD5 hash algorithm. Furthermore, the hashes are salted using the username instead of a random salt, causing hashes for users with the same username and password to collide which is problematic especially for popular users like the default `admin` user. This essentially means that for an attacker, it might be feasible to reconstruct a user's password given access to these hashes. Note that attackers needing access to the hashes means that they must gain access to the database in which these are stored first to be able to start cracking the passwords. The problem is addressed in Opencast 8.1 which now uses the modern and much stronger bcrypt password hashing algorithm for storing passwords. Note, that old hashes remain MD5 until the password is updated. For a list of users whose password hashes are stored using MD5, take a look at the `/user-utils/users/md5.json` REST endpoint.
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 30, 2020, 8:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 5, 2020, 8:52 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.2
Exploitability Score :
2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2020-5229 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2020-5229.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/opencast/opencast/commit/32bfbe5f78e214e2d589f92050228b91d704758e | Patch |
| https://github.com/opencast/opencast/security/advisories/GHSA-h362-m8f2-5x7c | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE-2020-5229 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 05, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Changed Reference Type https://github.com/opencast/opencast/commit/32bfbe5f78e214e2d589f92050228b91d704758e No Types Assigned https://github.com/opencast/opencast/commit/32bfbe5f78e214e2d589f92050228b91d704758e Patch Changed Reference Type https://github.com/opencast/opencast/security/advisories/GHSA-h362-m8f2-5x7c No Types Assigned https://github.com/opencast/opencast/security/advisories/GHSA-h362-m8f2-5x7c Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-327 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apereo:opencast:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 8.1 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 30, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description Opencast before 8.1 stores passwords using the rather outdated and cryptographically insecure MD5 hash algorithm. Furthermore, the hashes are salted using the username instead of a random salt, causing hashes for users with the same username and password to collide which is problematic especially for popular users like the default `admin` user. This essentially means that for an attacker, it might be feasible to reconstruct a user's password given access to these hashes. Note that attackers needing access to the hashes means that they must gain access to the database in which these are stored first to be able to start cracking the passwords. The problem is addressed in Opencast 8.1 which now uses the modern and much stronger bcrypt password hashing algorithm for storing passwords. Note, that old hashes remain MD5 until the password is updated. For a list of users whose password hashes are stored using MD5, take a look at the `/user-utils/users/md5.json` REST endpoint. Opencast before 8.1 stores passwords using the rather outdated and cryptographically insecure MD5 hash algorithm. Furthermore, the hashes are salted using the username instead of a random salt, causing hashes for users with the same username and password to collide which is problematic especially for popular users like the default `admin` user. This essentially means that for an attacker, it might be feasible to reconstruct a user's password given access to these hashes. Note that attackers needing access to the hashes means that they must gain access to the database in which these are stored first to be able to start cracking the passwords. The problem is addressed in Opencast 8.1 which now uses the modern and much stronger bcrypt password hashing algorithm for storing passwords. Note, that old hashes remain MD5 until the password is updated. For a list of users whose password hashes are stored using MD5, take a look at the `/user-utils/users/md5.json` REST endpoint.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-5229 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-5229
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Exploit Prediction
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0.06 }} 0.00%
score
0.26415
percentile